Tool



Jan.. 28, 1941. B F FHNQH 2,230,030

TOOL

Filed Fab. 24, 1959 INVENTR. EENJHEI TF- 'FINEI-I HTTRNEH-TS,

Patented Jan. 28,11941 A UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE TOOL Benjamin F. Finch, Norco, Calif.

Application February 24, 1939, Serial No. 258,277

2 Claims. (Cl. 30-1il1) rlhis invention relates to improvements in tools groove 2li permits the edge of the cutter it to enand has particular reference to a combined cutter the periphery of the rollers 22, thus enabling ting and gripping tool. the user to cut a bar completely in two, or even The principal object of this invention is to a small Wire. When the rollers, having the cutproduce a tool which will have general utility, ting edg-e 223 are used, they co-operate with the one which is particularly adapted to out small cutter it to make a clean out in the material beobjects, such as pipes, rods, bolts, and the like, ing operated upon, and a device which is economical to manufacture. In use the tool is clamped over the cable or A further object is to produce a device of this other material to be cut, and a slight pressure on j character which will out the above-mentioned the handles and ii brings the cutter into enlo objects with a minimum amount oi effort and gagement with the outer surface. Then by rockwhich will produce a clean out. ing the pliers back and forth, the pressure will Other objects and advantages will be apparent cause the cutter to enter the material and gradduring the course oi the following description. ually cut therethrough, the depth of the cutting lr. In the accompanying drawing forming a part depending upon the adjustment of the nut i9. i5 of this specification and in which like numerals It is to be understood that the form of my inare employed to designate like parts throughout vention herewith shown and described is to be the same: taken as a preferred example of the same and Fig. l is a side elevation of my tool; that various changes relative to the material,

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the sise, shape and arrangement of parts may be re- 20 line 2-2 of Fig. l; sorted to without departing from the spirit oi the Fig, 3 shows a modified form of roller; and invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view, Iaving thus described my invention, I claim: showing the manner in which the roller bearing 1. In a device oi the character described, the plate is held on the body of the pliers. combination with a pair of pliers having opposed There are many instances when a person, pararcuate shaped portions forming a circular openticularly an electrician, desires to cut armored ing therethrough, rollers mounted in said arcuate cable, either partly therethrough or entirely shaped portions, one of said rollers having a therethrough. This is usually accomplished by sharpened edge to act as a cutting element, and so using a hack saw, which is a crude method and means for adjusting said sharpened roller edge ."0

kncks the Wire when only the armor is being cut; lwith relation to the periphery o one of said and as a result oi these knicks, the Wire often arcuate shaped portions.

breaks. 2. A tool of the character described, comprising In the accompanying drawing wherein for the a pair of pliers having gripping jaws at their purpose of illustration is shown a preferred emouter ends, `opposed arcuate shaped portions be- 3 bodiment of my invention, it will be noted that tween the gripping jaws and the pivot forming I have devised a pair oi pliers wherein handles a circular opening, rollers mounted in one of said 5 and t, pivoted as at l, control the movement jaws and extending slightly into the arcuate of gripping jaws il and 9. Between the grip-ping shaped portion, an @1T-set portion carried by the jaws il and il and the pivot l, I form an offset il other jaw opposite the arcuate shaped portion 40 having a concave -face i2, which together with and having a recess extending therefrom, said the concave face i3, forms an opening lil through oif-set having a circular opening communicating the tool. Within the offset il I position a eutwith the recess and the outer end thereof, said ting wheel i6 which is mounted in a yoke il oil-set having a transverse slot intersecting the through the medium of a pivot pin lil; and this opening, a yoke within said recess, a cutter roller 4 yoke is adjusted by rotating a nut i9 which travmounted in said yoke, and a threaded rod passels upon the screw 2l formed integral with the ing through the opening and upon which is yoke il. Positioned in alignment with the cut- `mounted a thumb nut within the transverse slot. ter it is a series of rollers 22 rotatably mounted whereby the cutter roller may be extended any by a retainer plate These rollers 2li may be desired distance into the arcuate shaped portion. 5o

provided with a V groove 2li or may be provided with a cutting edge 2li. In the first instance, the BENJAMIN F. FINCH. 

